San Francisco and the West in the 1860s and '70s

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Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco," 1862–1864, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco," 1862–1864, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special ... more

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "San Francisco from Rincon Hill, Cal.," 1864–1865, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "San Francisco from Rincon Hill, Cal.," 1864–1865, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford ... more

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), Untitled (Residence of Milton S. Latham, Folsom Street between Second and Third, San Francisco), c. 1867, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), Untitled (Residence of Milton S. Latham, Folsom Street between Second and Third, San Francisco), c. 1867, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen ... more

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), Untitled (The Library, Milton Latham Residence, San Francisco), 1874, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), Untitled (The Library, Milton Latham Residence, San Francisco), 1874, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special ... more

Carleton E. Watkins (U.S.A., 1829-1916), "The Wreck of the Viscata," 1868, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton E. Watkins (U.S.A., 1829-1916), "The Wreck of the Viscata," 1868, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Lent by Department of ... more

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "Alcatraz from North Point,"
1862–1863, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen
print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford
University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "Alcatraz from North Point,"
1862–1863, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen
print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford
University ... more

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "The Cliff House, San Francisco," 1863, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "The Cliff House, San Francisco," 1863, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University ... more

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "Sugar Loaf Islands and Fisherman's Bay, Farallons," 1868–1869, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "Sugar Loaf Islands and Fisherman's Bay, Farallons," 1868–1869, from the album Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special ... more

Carleton E. Watkins (U.S.A., 1829-1916), "Section of the Grizzly Giant, 33 ft. diameter," 1865-66, from the album Photographs of the Yosemite Valley. Albumen print. Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "The Yosemite Valley from the
'Best General View,' " 1866, from the album Photographs of the Yosemite
Valley. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections,
Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "The Yosemite Valley from the
'Best General View,' " 1866, from the album Photographs of the Yosemite
Valley. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, ... more

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "O. S. N. Co's. Works, Columbia River," 1867, from the album Photographs of the Columbia River and Oregon. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "O. S. N. Co's. Works, Columbia River," 1867, from the album Photographs of the Columbia River and Oregon. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, ... more

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "City of Portland, Willamette River," 1867, from the album Photographs of the Columbia River and Oregon. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries. less

Carleton Watkins (U.S.A., 1829–1916), "City of Portland, Willamette River," 1867, from the album Photographs of the Columbia River and Oregon. Albumen print. Lent by Department of Special Collections, ... more